Merit Medical Announces Updated Guidance for Gross Margins, Profits and Sales

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, July 23, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Merit Medical Systems,
Inc. (Nasdaq:MMSI), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary
disposable devices used primarily in cardiology and radiology procedures, today
announced that the Company has updated its guidance for its estimated gross
margin percentage for the year ended December 31, 2008 to approximately 41.4%,
an increase of 150 basis points from the previously announced goal of 39.9%.

The Company also updated its estimated earnings per share projections for the
year ended December 31, 2008 from the previously forecasted $0.66 per share to a
range of $0.70-$0.72 per share.

Sales projections for the year ended December 31, 2008 are being maintained at
$224 million.

Further details regarding the updated guidance will be discussed during the
Company's quarterly conference call to be held today, July 23rd, at 5:00 p.m.
Eastern (4:00 p.m. Central, 3:00 p.m. Mountain, and 2:00 p.m. Pacific). The
domestic phone number is 800-218-9073, and the international number is
303-205-0033. A live webcast as well as a rebroadcast can be accessed through
the Investors page at www.merit.com or through the webcasts tab at
www.fulldisclosure.com.

ABOUT MERIT

Founded in 1987, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. is engaged in the development,
manufacture and distribution of proprietary disposable medical devices used in
interventional and diagnostic procedures, particularly in cardiology and
radiology. Merit serves client hospitals worldwide with a domestic and
international sales force totaling approximately 90 individuals. Merit employs
approximately 1,600 people worldwide, with facilities in Salt Lake City and
South Jordan, Utah; Angleton, Texas; Richmond, Virginia; Maastricht and Venlo,
The Netherlands; and Galway, Ireland.

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Statements contained in this release, which are not purely historical, are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Act of 1995 and are subject to risks and uncertainties such as those
described in Merit's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007. Such risks and uncertainties include product recalls and product liability
claims; infringement of Merit's technology or the assertion that Merit's
technology infringes the rights of other parties; termination of supplier
relationships, or failure of suppliers to perform; inability to successfully
manage growth through acquisitions; delays in obtaining regulatory approvals, or
the failure to maintain such approvals; concentration of Merit's revenues among
a few products and procedures; development of new products and technology that
could render Merit's products obsolete, market acceptance of new products,
introduction of products in a timely fashion, price and product competition,
availability of labor and materials, cost increases, and fluctuations in and
obsolescence of inventory; volatility of the market price of Merit's common
stock; foreign currency fluctuations; changes in key personnel; work stoppage or
transportation risks; modification or limitation of governmental or private
insurance reimbursement, changes in health care markets related to health care
reform initiatives; and other factors referred to in Merit's Annual Report on
Form 10-K and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
All subsequent forward-looking statements attributable to Merit or persons
acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these
cautionary statements. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated
results. Financial estimates are subject to change and are not intended to be
relied upon as predictions of future operating results, and Merit assumes no
obligation to update or disclose revisions to those estimates.

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CONTACT: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
Anne-Marie Wright, Vice President of Corporate
Communications
(801) 208-4167
Fax: (801) 253-1688
awright@merit.com